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Tom Tom #6

55 pp., 11x8, saddle stapled, color

Tom Tom Magazine, by and for women drummers! A source of info, technique, gear, inspiration, and support for lady percussionists around the world, Tom Tom reaches across age, cultural, and style borders to highlight pioneering drummers and strengthen the female musician community. The Photography Issue features gorgeous shots, interviews with U.S. Army percussionists and Terri Lynne Carrington, record reviews, and fresh beats.

$6.00

The Twin Survey

By Amber Gayle

40pp., 5x4.5, gocco print cover, hand stitched binding

Twin and zinester extraordinaire Amber Gayle set out to document the differences between adult twin relationships and those of non-twin siblings. Surveying over 150 twins with questions covering similarities in tastes and attitudes, relationships, and interdependence and compared to quantified results from non twins, Gayle wonderfully synthesizes her findings into cohesive mini-research paper detailing the psychology of twinship. Complete with a survey of twin relationships, bibliography and suggestions for further reading, The Twin Survey serves as a fascinating introduction to twin psychology.

$5.00

Under the Sign of the Bicycle

By Alon Raab

A classic Portland bicycling zine that donates the proceeds it makes to the Community Cycling Center

$3.00

World War 3 #41

120 pp., 9x7, perfect bound

From the publisher: Everybody eats... but how do we stop from being eaten? This latest batch of new comics unearths some of the answers and asks the big questions about the food chain, our relationship to it and experiences with it. Featuring work by Jennifer Camper, Sue Coe, Sandy Jimenez, Sabrina Jones, Peter Kuper, Mac McGill, Rebecca Migdal, Seth Tobocman and many others. Edited by Ame Gilbert, Ethan Heitner, Sandy Jimenez, Rebecca Migdal, and Edwin Vazquez.

$7.00

Worn #12

48 pp., 11x8.5, saddle stapled, color

We are so thrilled to carry WORN! A modern antidote to the traditional fashion journal, WORN celebrates the how, why, and when of clothing, the politics of beauty and design, and the democratization of good taste. Truly, a fashion magazine for everyone! Issue #12 features:

 Out of the Closet The evolution of identity in gay men's fashion from green carnations to hot cops

Costume Juul-ry SCTV's  legendary costumer Juul Haalmeyer discusses draft dodging, dancing, and dressing

Material Girl Lurex - when it comes to fabric, metal doesn't have to be heavy

Knowitall A '30's evening bag gets Stephanie H. enmeshed

And so much more! Stay tuned for other issues

$8.00

Worn #13

44 pp., 11x8.5, saddle staled, color

We are so thrilled to carry WORN! A modern antidote to the traditional fashion journal, WORN celebrates the how, why, and when of clothing, the politics of beauty and design, and the democratization of good taste. Truly a fashion magazine for everyone! Issue #13 features:

$8.00

Yeti #11

194 pp., 9x6, perfect bound, cd

From the publisher: ON THE CD: all rare/unreleased music -- this time, we asked a dozen people for tracks that are as long as their respective track numbers, so that track 12 is 12 minutes long and track 4 is 4 minutes long and you probably don't  need any more examples than that. The result is a 78-minute-long disc featuring Snake Hole, Sloppy Heads, Johnita and Joyce Collins, Atole, Gospel Creators, White Rainbow, The Dirashi Tribe, Roy Montgomery, Golden Retriever, Oneida, Phill Niblock, and Happy New Year

INSIDE THE BOOK: .interviews with Phill Niblock, Roy Montgomery, and Brian Chippendale; photography by Olivia Wyatt and Megan Holmes; art by Marcellus Hall and Victor Kerlow; an archival interview with Joe Brainard by Anne Waldman; fiction by Kimberly Parko and R. Foggo; rare May '68 posters from Grenoble, and the Skaters.

$11.96

Yeti #12

194 pp., 8x8, perfect bound

Yeti is back with a new style and surprise-a 7 inch featuring Grouper, Tiki Men, and Fred McDowell, as well as a free download of recordings from the previous issue. Starting off with an awesome cover by Carson Ellis, issue #12 features poet Margarina Shalina's recollections of the NYC 80's hardcore scene, Jamaican 7-inch gospel labels, a photo essay of abandoned Russian forts, plus fiction, art, ephemera.

$14.95